GSOTD (Genre Songs Of The Day) (Clean Only)

[MOHLovesAlaska]

 

Pop: Foolish Games by Jewel.   Foolish Games (LP Version) "Foolish Games"/"You Were Meant for Me" ranked at number 15 on Billboard's All-Time Top 100 and held the record in the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest chart run of a single for "Foolish Games"/"You Were Meant for Me", which charted for 65 weeks. (Side note). This is my favorite overall song, as well as the artist. 

Easy Listening: Unchained Melody by The Righteous Brothers.  Unchained Melody  The repertoire included some of the Righteous Brothers' best-known songs, such as "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'," "Soul & Inspiration," "Unchained Melody", but also the later "Rock and Roll Heaven", as well as Bill Medley's "The Time of My Life".

Country: Making Believe by Emmylou Harris. Making Believe (2003 Remaster) Emmylou Harris is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She has released dozens of albums and singles throughout her career and has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In 2018, she was presented with the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Christian/ Christian Contemporary: How Can It Be by Lauren Daigle.  How Can It Be 

Lauren Ashley Daigle was born on September 9, 1991. Daigle grew up in Lafayette, Louisiana, in an environment of zydeco, Cajun, and blues music.

Rock/ Rock-n-Roll: She Talks To Angels by The Black Crowes.  She Talks To Angels. This is regarded by many as The Black Crowes' best and most well-known song. It hit number one on the US Album Rock Tracks chart and number 70 on the UK Singles Chart in 1991. The eighth track on The Black Crowes ‘ 1990 album, Shake Your Money Maker, is one of the singles from the album.

 Genre Songs Of The Day (GSOTD)   Updated as of 9/19/25.

Take care and GOD bless. 

[philmobet]

Big thanks Matt. So appreciate your efforts.

Kind Regards,

Phil

[MOHLovesAlaska]

@philmobet, I tried to send you a private message, but it looks like messaging is currently turned off. Whenever it’s convenient for you, please send me all the details about your new release—what you'd like me to post, and any credits you'd like included. I’ll make sure everything is properly acknowledged.

Looking forward to hearing from you! Take care, friend, and GOD bless.

[philmobet]

Hi Matt,

So good to hear from you and glad to hear you are still busy with projects.
Hope everyone in your family is healthy.

Thanks for making yourself available to post a few words about my latest project, “Rise.”

I’m sure you can polish this a bit but here’s a few thoughts:


Rise is a musical quilt of mysterious moods seamlessly stitching together themes of romance and high drama.
Unexpected twists and turns make for a satisfying musical journey.

Part classical, part film score laced with Spanish guitar and a touch of jazz for seasoning.

A stellar performance is turned in by Brazilian acoustic guitar master, “Itaiguara Brandáo who duets with
with Phil’s grand piano. All of it bathed in lush orchestration.

One can listen to it here on Pandora:

https://www.pandora.com/artist/phil-klein/rise/rise/TRKwmh6tw7b4Pw6?part=ug-desktop&corr=211272110






Big thanks Matt. So appreciate your efforts.

Kind Regards,

Phil


p.s. btw, I sent this last week and just hit the return tab on the email you sent. I’m guessing that was a mistake on my part.
Today I hit the “reply” link on your email so I’m hoping this one will make it through. Thanks.

[TannerPandora]

Hi @MOHLovesAlaska and @philmobet 

To send a Private Message, both parties would have to agree to the Private Messenger Consent Agreement. 

You can find this by tapping on your profile icon in the top left corner > Select My Settings > Select Private Messenger > Tap on Accept if you agree with the consent agreement.

Then you should be able to messenger each other privately. Hope this helps!

[MOHLovesAlaska]

Good Friday morning, and welcome back to GSOTD (Genre Songs Of The Day). Today, we have a real treat and a very nice gem to share with you. Jazz music artist Phil Klein ( @philmobet ) has a new release that just came out, and has asked me to share it with the @Pandora community. So spread the love and share this amazing new song with others. I will also be posting two other gems to go along with Phil's new hit. Enjoy the music.

Cinematic / Inspirational: Rise by Phil Klein ( @philmobet ). "Some songs don’t just play—they lift. 'Rise' is one of those rare pieces that feels like a sunrise in sound. With orchestral grace and quiet strength, Phil Klein invites us to stand, breathe, and begin again."  Orchestral and exotic voice accompaniments support the duet of Phil on Piano and Itaiguara Brandåo on Acoustic Guitar. Part classical, part film score, and part Spanish guitar with a pinch of jazz for seasoning, “Rise” takes you on an exhilarating musical journey. Phil Klein Radio, this link will not only connect you to Phil's music, but music from other great Jazz artists. 

Folk Rock: Ripple by the Grateful Dead. “Ripple” is the sixth song on the Grateful Dead album American Beauty. It was released as the B-side to the single “Truckin'”. Robert Hunter wrote this song in 1970 in London on the same afternoon he wrote “Brokedown Palace” and “To Lay Me Down” (reputedly also drinking half a bottle of retsina in the process). The song debuted on August 18, 1970, at Fillmore West in San Francisco. Jerry Garcia wrote the music to this song.

Country/ Gospel: Wasted by Carrie Underwood. The Carrie Underwood Wasted song was released in February 2007 as the sixth and final single from her multi-platinum debut album, Some Hearts. It began receiving country radio airplay as an album track, causing it to place on the US Country chart weeks before its official release as a single.  This song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart starting April 21, 2007. “Wasted” is a song that deals with the theme of regret and the consequences of bad decisions. The lyrics talk about the feeling of wasting time and energy on things that don’t matter in the long run, and how this can lead to a sense of emptiness and despair.

Have a blessed day. Take care and GOD bless.

[MOHLovesAlaska]

Good Friday afternoon, and welcome to GSOTD (Genre Songs Of The Day). Today, I will be adding three songs to this post and playlist. Enjoy the music and the read.

Modal jazz: Freddie Freeloader (feat John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Wynton Kelly & Paul Chambers) by Miles Davis. 

"Freddie Freeloader" is a composition by Miles Davis and is the second track on his 1959 album Kind of Blue. The piece takes the form of a twelve-bar blues in B♭, but the chord over the final two bars of each chorus is an A♭7, not the traditional B♭7 followed by either F7 for a turnaround or some variation of B♭7 for an ending. Davis employed Wynton Kelly as the pianist for this track in place of Bill Evans, as Kelly was something of a blues specialist. The solos are by Kelly, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, and Paul Chambers. The origin of the title is disputed. Jon Hendricks and Kind of Blue chronicler Ashley Kahn claim that Fred Tolbert was a Philadelphia bartender whose business card read "Freddie the Freeloader". According to the documentary Kind of Blue: Made in Heaven, and an anecdote from the jazz pianist Monty Alexander, the piece was named after an individual named Freddie who would frequently try to see the music Davis and others performed without paying (thus freeloading ). The name may have also been inspired by Red Skelton’s most famous character, "Freddie the Freeloader," the hobo clown. Jon Hendricks, on the eponymous record, added vocalese-style lyrics to all of the original solos (himself singing Coltrane's part), reimagining it as a story about a barman who allowed jazz musicians to freeload at his bar at the expense of other patrons.

Reggaetón/ Dancehall/ Latin Pop/Pop Rap/ Contemporary R&B: MIA (feat. Drake)  by Bad Bunny. 

"Mía" (transl. "Mine") is a song by Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny featuring Canadian rapper Drake. It was released on October 11, 2018, through OVO Sound, Rimas Entertainment, and Warner Bros. Records, as the second single from the former's debut studio album X 100pre  (2018). The song was written by Benito Martinez, Aubrey Graham, Edgar Semper Vargas, Elvin Peña, Francis Diaz, Henry Pulman, Luian Malave Nieves, Joseph Negron Velez, Max Borghetti, Noah Assad, and Xavier Semper Vargas, and produced by DJ Luian, Tainy, La Pacienci, and Mambo Kingz. "Mía" peaked at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Bunny's first top 10 single on the chart as a lead artist and Drake's 26th.

New Wave/Dance-rock/Pop: Shake It Up (Remastered) by The Cars. Shake It Up is the fourth studio album by American new wave band Cars, released on November 6, 1981, by Elektra Records. It was the last Cars record to be produced byRoy Thomas Baker. A much more pop-oriented album than its predecessor, its title track became the band's first Billboard top-10 single. Spin magazine included it on their "50 Best Albums of 1981" list.

Have a blessed weekend. Take care and GOD bless. 

[MOHLovesAlaska]

Good Friday morning friend, today for GSOTD, I will be adding three songs to today's post and playlist. Enjoy the music as well as the read.

Acoustic Folk/ Soft Rock / Folk Rock/ Reggae Influence: Home by Jack Johnson.  Jack Hody Johnson is an American singer-songwriter. His music falls into genres like folk, surf-rock, and various other subgenres. Johnson's musicianship has earned him multiple spots on the Billboard 200 chart, reaching number one on the chart with his albums Sing-A-Longs and Lullabies for the Film Curious George in 2006, Sleep Through the Static in 2008, To the Sea in 2010, and From Here to Now to You in 2013. His album In Between Dreams peaked at number two on the chart in 2005 and again in 2013.

Country Pop/Singer-Songwriter / Acoustic Ballad: True Believer by Brett James. For over two decades, Brett James has written career-defining songs for countless artists, including Carrie Underwood ("Jesus Take the Wheel," "Love Wins"), Kelly Clarkson ("Mr. Know It All"), and Kenny Chesney. (“Out Last Night,” “When the Sun Goes Down”) and Dierks Bentley (“I Hold On”). Today, the Nashville-based hit songwriter is releasing some music of his own. “True Believer,” his first single as a solo artist in nearly two decades. The heartfelt ballad he penned for his daughter marks the beginning of his first solo project in over 20 years. The poignant ballad has James’ soulful voice at the forefront alongside delicate strums of an acoustic guitar and soaring string accompaniment. Throughout the beautiful tune that he wrote for his 19-year-old daughter, he promises to always be there for her. “I’ll be your true believer/ The secret place you hide/ Your promise never leave/ I’m always on your side,” he sings on the chorus. (Brett James Cornelius, a Grammy-winning Nashville songwriter known professionally as Brett James, died on Sept. 18, 2025, after a small-engine plane crashed in a field in Franklin, North Carolina. 

Gothic pop/ Trip hop/ Soul/ alternative pop: Waking Up by MJ Cole & Freya Ridings. "Waking Up" by MJ Cole & Freya Ridings explores the complexities of love and the process of self-discovery. The song delves into the narrator's realization of their own feelings and desires, as well as their struggle to understand and be understood by their partner. In the first verse, Freya Ridings expresses her love with open eyes, suggesting a level of vulnerability and honesty. She admits that she needs her partner to accept her without necessarily understanding everything about her. This line could imply that she longs for acceptance and support, even if her partner may not fully comprehend or relate to her experiences. "Waking Up" is a collaborative single by English producer MJ Cole and fellow English singer-songwriter Freya Ridings. It was released as a single on 11 December 2018 and was subsequently included in Cole's Waking Up EP, released on 27 February 2019. The official video for the song was released on the same day. 

Have a blessed weekend. Take care and GOD bless.